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A town of 43,803 people in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
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About Southington

Town in Connecticut, United States
1779Established
43,501Population
36.7 sq miArea
154 ftElevation

Southington ( SUH-thing-tən) is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 43,501. Southington contains the villages of Marion, Milldale, and Plantsville.

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ZIP code06479, 06489, 06467
Area code860
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Housing in Southington

$447K▲ 5.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Southington home is worth about $447,000, up 5.4% in a year, close to the Connecticut typical home.

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Safety in Southington

B

Safety Grade B

Southington reports less crime per resident than 56% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Connecticut has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Southington sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Southington 0.3
Connecticut 1.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Southington 10.6
Connecticut 11.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Southington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#51Best public schoolsof 149 in CT
DistrictSouthington School DistrictSchools15

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